Brisk storms, winds knock down trees in Prattville neighborhoods

PRATTVILLE, Alabama -- Strong winds downed several trees in residential areas near downtown Prattville, prompting several city to employ bulldozers and workers to clean the roads.

Prattville reported trees down at Doster Road, the corner of Cranbrook and Festival Drives and Pratt Street, where crews brought tools and vehicles to remove the debris.

Some used chainsaws to cut the limbs down to sizes that were more easily transportable. Others simply used their hands to pick up limbs and throw them into the back of trucks.

One tree nearly split in half on the corner of Cranbrook and Festival Drives, leaving large limbs in front of one residence and in the middle of a road. About a dozen Prattville employees arrived to clean up the damage and finished in roughly a half-hour before moving on to Pratt Street.

Prattville Tree Storm DamagePrattville city employees clean up a fallen tree after a storm on the corner of Cranbrook and Festival Drives near downtown.